Privacy & Dignity

Single Sex Accomodation - Click here to view our 'Declaration of compliance'

Improving privacy and dignity is one of our top priorities. We take very seriously our commitment to making your time in hospital as comfortable as possible and ensuring that you receive high quality care that is safe, effective and focused on your needs.

We treat patients in same-sex areas wherever possible, but there are times, particularly in an emergency, when patients may have to be treated in an area with the opposite sex. This is because we want to treat you as quickly as possible and your safety and saving your life is our first priority.

This might happen particularly in our high dependency areas such as coronary care units, high dependency units or acute care bays. In every case we will move you into a same sex area as soon as possible to continue your care.